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In it, the authors allege a new pattern of redlining emerged during the tail end of the housing boom and the beginning of the bust, from 2006 to 2008. The report, which looked at data from seven U.S. cities including Chicago, reveals a precipitous decline in prime lending to communities of color, as compared to white neighborhoods.

Some mortgage professionals took issue with the report's data, saying it was no longer relevant to the new, stricter loan guidelines in place today, and say loans are down to communities where unemployment is up, regardless of the skin color of community residents.